Category: Councils

The parish council’s monthly meeting on 3 May and the annual meeting on 15 May were held in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

Thank you to our hard-working team of Councillors Heather Munroe, Martine Browne and Irene Ward. To our very busy Clerk, Alison Gibson. Also to our Heritage and Tree Wardens, Mark Newton and Joan Gray. Heather and Martine have decided to step down as Councillors after seven and a half and eight years respectively. We are very grateful for all the commitment and service they have given the Parish Council.

Our picture shows a Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), growing in a Kibworth garden.

This diagram shows the major responsibilities for our three levels of local authorities/councils. There are some anomalies to further complicate the picture. For example, the county is responsible for mending roads and pavements, but the district is responsible for cleaning them. In Kibworth Beauchamp, the parish street warden keeps the main shopping area clear of litter.

We still await the decision of the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, on the appeal by the Ministry of Justice against the refusal of planning permission by Harborough District Council for building of a 1700 inmate prison on the greenfield site at Gartree.

Cadent had permission to install gas pipes to the Coach & Horses pub in the week of 17-21 April and, initially, apart from switching off the Pelican pedestrian crossing lights, there were 2-way traffic lights to control traffic along the A6. This still resulted in long traffic queues, but these became much worse from mid-week when the roadworks included digging a trench half-way across the A6, and 4-way traffic lights were introduced.

The Parish Council’s monthly public meeting on 25 April was held in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

The Parish Council’s monthly public meeting on 6 April was held in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall. Cllr. Feltham explained that following an assessment of the workload and availability, the Clerk’s weekly hours were being increased. In addition, the Parish Office had been moved upstairs to a larger room to accommodate all the joint Parish Councils’ staff. A job description for an Assistant Grounds person was being written.

Thursday 23 March 9am saw the re-opening of the Kibworth Recycling and Household Waste site.  The summer timetable is now in force, so 9am to 7pm, five days a week; as before it is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Parish Council’s monthly public meeting on 2nd March was held in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.